G/SPS/N/CHL/705  
19 November  2021 
(21-8747) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero , SAG (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Beeswax, royal jelly, pollen and propolis  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Fija Exigencias para la internación de cera de abejas, 
jalea real, polen y propóleos a Chile (Entry requirements for beeswax, royal jelly, pollen 
and propolis) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_7222_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes sanitary requirements for the entry 
into Chile of beeswax, royal jelly, corbicular pollen  (collected by bees) and propolis . These 
concern:  
1. The h ealth status of the apiaries (hives) from which the goods originate:  
− The goods must come from a country or area that meets the requirements  to be 
considered free from the following diseases, in accordance with the criteria of the 
World Organisation for Animal Health and subject to approval by Chile : American 
foulbrood ( Paenibacillus larvae ); European foulbrood ( Mellissococcus plutonius ); and 
infestation with small hive beetle ( Aethina tumida ). 
− If the goods do not come from a country or area that is free from these diseases, 
certification must be presented attesting that:  
o They have been processed to ensure the destruction of bac illary forms of 
European foulbrood and spore forms of American foulbrood by the procedure 
indicated ; or 
o They have been found to be free from P. larvae  spores and from M. plutonius  by 
one of the test methods described.  
o The presence of A. tumida , or small hi ve beetle, has not been detected and the 
goods have been processed to ensure the destruction of A. tumida , in accordance 
with the procedures described in the draft.  
− The apiaries (hives) of origin are under official health inspection and sub ject to a 
progra mme monitoring  diseases that affect bees.  
− The goods are free from bee traces, bee brood and other debris.  
− Transport:  
o Packaging must be new and hermetically sealed, to avoid contact with other 
products of bee origin.  G/SPS/N/CHL/705  
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  o The goods must be transported from their  establishment of origin to their 
destination in Chile in vehicles or compartments that ensure health and hygiene 
conditions are maintained.  
− Certification:  
o Beeswax, royal jelly, pollen and propolis must be accompanied by an official health 
certificate , which meets the indicated requirements.  
2. Products of bee origin may be subject to controls or tests at the discretion of SAG, 
under the conditions outlined in the draft Resolution.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this n otification.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Section 9 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and  why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : 
Resolutions No. 986 of 1991 and No. 1.206 of 2005  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_7222_01_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_7222_02_s.pdf  
(available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Approximately 80 days from the dat e of 
circulation of the notification  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 January 2 022 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl